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the work, the reviewer was fully justified in stating to the public what his opinions of the work were ; and what the reviewer wrote was written bona fide. He (the reviewer) had a right to make any criticism he pleased—any stric tures, however severe—any ridicule, however pungent. Re admitted that the strictures upon the work of Mr. 33erkeley were in some degree severe, and the ridicule in some degree pungent ; but he contended that the reviewer had in no instance outstripped the boundaries of fair and legiti mate criticism. The severity of the criticism was to be measured by the contents of the work criticised, and what the contents of the work in question were he would shortly state to the Jury. The Learned Counsel then re ferred to several passages of the work of Mr. Berkeley. He referred to the reviews upon Lord Byron's Childe Harold, Gaiour, and other works, to show that the personal character of the author frequently formed a part of a review without complaint. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to draw a distinction between eav author of the review and the plain tiff, and asked whetbe.r there was any man there who would have his indignaticyn excited against what he would call the mechanical diF,seminator of the alleged libel, if he could get at th e real author, the person who alone could be guilty oaf intentional insult, and one who, being of the party's awn, rank, might be made personally responsible -to the laws of honour ? Would not any man he had the honour to address rather go against the real author, than go and half murder the mere mechanical agent? He denied that there was any wish to conceal the name of the real author, if it had been properly applied for. At all events, the real author of the Review complained of was now well known. There was nothing to prove that Mr. Fraser knew anything of the alleged libel till after the publication of the Magazine, and yet it was upon Mr. Fraser that Mr. Berkeley thought to wreak his vengeance. Would the Jury suffer an innocent tradesman to be thus savagely assaulted ? He trusted that they would take into consideration the whole bearings of the case, and then it was for them to say whether the annoyance felt by Mr. Berkeley at a review of his work was to be made a set-off to the grievous bodily injury which Mr. Fraser received from Mr. Berkeley ? The Learned Gentleman then described the assault committed on Mr. Fraser by Mr. G. Berkeley. Every man must repudiate the deliberate cruelty with which this assault was carried into execution. His client was clearly entitled to full compensation, if, indeed, the highest da mages could compensate him for the injuries he had sustained. The LORD CHIEF BARON proceded to sum up the case to the Jury. At the conclusion of the summing up his LORDSHIP told the jury that they must find a verdict for the plaintiff, and the only question for them to consider was the amount of damages. The Jury consulted a few minutes in the box., and ulti mately retired. On their return they found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1001. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD. COURT. (Before Lord DENMAN and Mr. Justice VAUGHAN.) James Holmes, Thomas Woodford, and Joseph O'Don nell were indicted for assaulting Mary Anne Gardiner on the Bth of November, and stealing from her a cloak and some other articles. On the day named in the indictment the prisoners, who are mere bo.ys, met the prosecutrix in Vincent-sq uare , i n th e Borough, apparently in a state of intoxication. Holmes placed himself on the pavement before her, and Woodford pushed her over him. Holmes then untied her cloak, and took it away from her person, while Woodford remained behind to pick her pocket. O'Donnell was in company with the other prisoners, as was also th e p r i nc i pa l w i tness o f the robbery. The cloak was subsequently sold to an old fishwoman for six pence, which was divided between them, and information being given to a policeman the prisoners were apprehended. The Jury, not deeming the evidence satisfactory, acquitted all the prisoners. John Twaite was indicted for a malicious assault on his own child, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. It appeared in evidence, that on the 9th of November the prisoner sent by his son, a lad about ten years of age, six shillings to a we man who took care of his house, No. 5, Digby-place, Bethnal-green. The boy lost a shilling on his way home, and w , aen the prisoner returned in the evening, he was made acquainted with the circumstance - where upon he inhuma n l y assau l te d the prosecutor, striking him several severe, blows, with a heavy broom, on the head and body, w i aiell caused two severe wounds, from which the surgeon dreaded a concussion of the brain. The prisoner, in his defence, stated that at the time of the assault he was much intoxicated, and had no recol lection of the occurrence.—He was found Guilty. John Thomson was indicted for burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Jane Adams, on the night of the 21st of November, with intent to steal therein ; and for stealing therefrom several articles of wearing apparel and bed covering. The prosecutrix resides, in George-street, St. Giles's Parish, and on the night named in the indictment her house wa s fastened on the inside, and the articles were safe in a boom Her daughter, Elizabeth Adams, subsequently ob served the window-glass broken and the property stolen. The prisoner was immediately apprehended on the parapet of - the adjoining house with the property in bis possession. He was found Guilty. Jo/zn IV ebster was indicted for an assault on the person a Joseph Smith, thereby putting him in bodily fe ar ; and for stealing some money, a razor, and other articles, on the 1 7th of October last. _ The prosecutor, who resides iu Hertfordshire, was on his return home from London in the month of Octobearla e s i t i: and called a t th e D u k e o f Y or k public-house, Hnw where he asked to be accommodated with a bed ; but his request could not be complied with. The prisoner and another man, since convicted as an accomplice in the rob bery, were then present, and said if Smith would accomp any them, they would procure for him, what he required, as t hey were going the same way. He assented, and was taken across a field, when, on coming close to a haystack, tw o other men joined the party. He was thrown down on his back ; his pockets rifled of all the money i n hi s Possession ; a shirt, a razor, two knives, four handker chiefs, and other articles, taken from him. His great coat and boots were attrAnpted to be dragged off, and a threat held out, that if the prosecutor moved before mor- I ling, the party woul‘,l return and murder him. Upon Smith's , zress-examination, and in reply to ques tions from Air. Justice VAUGHAN, he gave very unsatis factory r.nd contradictory evidence as to the identity of t he Pri'..ioner. Tb.e Jury, u n d er th e di rec ti on o f th e C o urt, found a ver dict of Not Guilty. On the opening NEW COURT. of the C our t t hi s morn i ng th ree pri soners, among others, named Co.ron, Stubbing, and Sarle, Were brought up to plead, when Mr. Chadwick Jones, the Barrister on their behalf, challenged the whole panel of Jurors as their names were called seriatim. In conse quence of this extraordinary proceeding, the Common- Sergeant and Recorder conferred together, after which the Jurors retired from the box. The Recorder at length said to them- " Gentlemen, you will please to go into the other Court, for perhaps you will meet with no objection to your s ervices there." No reason was assigned why the Jurors Were then challenged. A few days ago the Greenwich man-of-war, 74 guns, formerly the Rodney, was brought up the river from Deptford to Mr. Sedger's yard at Rotherhithe, to be broken 11 9, baying been purchased by that gentleman at the last admiralty sale. Th e h ar b our-master and a party o f t h e Thames police cleared the way for the ship, which, notwith tanding every , precaution adopted by Mr. Sedger, jun., and 43 ther s , did some damage to a few colliers, and knocked off The bowsprit of one vessel and carried away part of her stern. One tier of colliers slipped their cables and got away in ti me to prevent mischief. The colliers are daily M eeting with so much damage in the Pool, that the masters (111 d owners of those vessels are looking forward with much a nxiety to the execution of the proposed new collier docks at Rotherhithe, near the Grand Surrey Canal. The Sh er b orne J our nal thus describ es t h e e ff ects o f t he l a t e h urr i cane :—" I t was , i n fact, a f ancy b a l l g i ven to t he chimney -pots, with Boreas playing the bugle." LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, DEC. I.—There ta a llot an y change in the Cotton Market to-day. Sales, 2,000 as, and prices steady. NEW UNIVER SITY OF LONDON .-- The cha r t er 4 ° l ' the new University of London received the Royal sig tflature about a month ago. This new establishment . is i cl lned for conducting examinations, for crranting degrees, law an d m edicine, and kn. defining and regulating prac- Le in the different branches of these professions. The Reformers of Evesh am an d P ers h o re districts 'e a grand dinner on Tuesday last to their Liberal The arts have lost one of th e i r o ld est an d b r ightest ornaments : Carle Vernet, the father o f th e no less cele brated Horace Vernet, died at balf.past 9 o'clock yester- P morning of an inflammation of the c h es t., a t hi s resi m,ellee, N o . 58, R ue St. Lazare, in th e 8 0t h year o f hi s ' l r. Only two d a y s p r evious to his de a th h e was pro li,(3ted to the rank of officer of the Legion of Honour. He : 8 created a Knight of the Legion 80 years ago, when th received th e cross f rom t h e Emperor for hi s p a i nt i ng o f of ° 4 Departure of the Marshals on the day of the battle A usterlitz."—Paris Paper. GALE.—The late gales appear, from all the b e e t ints we have seen i n th e pr'vinclal papers, to have 1 1 ._" general throughout the co u n try. The devastation 'la b een great, and the disasters numerous. MAGAZINES-CONTINUED. FRASER'S MAGAZINE. From the circumstance of some of the Periodicals reaching us at a late hour, we were unable to notice them yesterday—so return to the charge to-day. And, first, let us say a few words of Fraser, for next to Black wood's, his is the best Magazine of the day. Father Prout continues his translations of the " Songs of Horace," and displays his usual quaint, out-of-the-way erudition. The introductory remarks are supplied by Oliver Yorke, who, in a passing allusion to American matters, takes the opportunity of paying a just compli ment to Mr. Forrest, the tragedian. "We are glad," quoth Oliver, " to be able to place on record our un feigned and cordial admiration of Edwin Forrest, whom night after night we have seen tread our stage after a fashion which none but the disingenuous can hesitate to admire and epplaud." In the gossiping paper hight " Oliver Yorke at Paris," we have an agreeable dia. logue between the Editor and Chateaubriand. The former, however, takes special care to have all the talk to himself, and certainly talks with much good sense and feeling on the subject of " Young's Night Thoughts." We quote an anecdote, highly characteristic of the poet, who was doatingly fond of making points, whether in his satires, or in his more serious productions : " Yount , did not carry into life the melancholy of his poetry. Young Boswell observed to the poet's son that he had heard of the cheerfulness of his father, Sir,' he said, he was too well-bred a man not to be cheerful in com pany, but he was gloomy when alone : he never was cheer ful after my mother's death, and he had met with many dis appointments.' In happier days he was the delight of every society in which he mingled. Of his conversational powers we possess, unfortunately, very few specimens ; but every fragment is precious. To Boswell we are indebted for the following The late Mr. James Ralph,' he says, told Lord Macartney that he once passed an evening at the house of Lord Melcomb, then Mr. Doddington, at Ham mersmith. The doctor happening to go out into the gar den, Mr. Doddington observed to him, on his return, that it was a dreadful night, there being a violent storm of rain and wind at the time. sir,' said Young, it is a very fine night—the Lord is abroad!"" " The Radicals, the Dissenters, and the Papists" is a violent political diatribe, overflowing with gall and bitterness. The spirit of disappointment breathes in every line—points every sneer. In Sir Egerton Brvdges's " Letter to Oliver Yorke" occur some dis paraging criticisms on Pope and Johnson, which we regret to see. Why should the Twickenham satirist, whose closing lines in the Dunciad reach the highest point of the moral sublime, be Condemned, because he had not the fancy of Spenser ? He had quite enough for his purposes, as he has shown in the " Rape of the Lock," which, as an effort of sparkling, playful fancy, has nowhere its equal. Again, why is Johnson to be blamed for deficiency of imagination, because he pre fered speculating on human character and human motives —the noblest objects of all speculation—in his study at Bolt-court, to gathering daffodills on Primrose-hill ; falling into extacies at the sight of a lambkin nibbling " the short sweet grasses " in the " sunny greenery " of the meadows near Kilburn turnpike ; sticking a posey in his button-hole; or peeping into the oesophagus of a butter-cup, in order to discover therein materials for the loftiest philosophical meditation ? Johnson was by no means a less able writer, because he preferred a stroll down Fleet-street,. to one on the banks of the Regent's Canal, when the "yellow sunset" is lighting up the picturesque faces of the bargemen. He wrote " Rasselas," and talked at the " Club ;" and this, to our thinking, is far better than " babbling about green fields." The " Great MetrOpolis "is a terribly severe notice of a late popular publication under this title. The following is an amusing extract : " He (the author of the " Great Metropolis") quotes the lines of the poetical conveyancer who fancied his neighbour's goods ; and he quotes them wrong, as thus : • " He who prigs wot's not his own Is sure to come to a prizzon.' " Now the conveyancer's lines were much superior to the above, viz. : " Him as prigs vet isn't his'n - Ven his cotched must cum to p r i son .' " We do not wonder at the Reviewer's generous zeal to do justice to this immortal distich ; but we must tell him that he also misquotes it. The last line should run thus :—" Yen he's cotched will goe to prison,"-- a pathetic truism which was exemplified in the young poet's own case ; for owing to the mental abstraction inseparable from exalted genius, he mistook a Strand Peripatetic's handkerchief for his own, and was in con.. sequence, committed to Bridewell, on whose honoured walls he scrawled the above couplet, as was duly noticed in the police reports of the day. Perhaps we have said too much on this subject ; but genius is genius, and deserves all possible laudation ; besides, when did it ever before fall to the lot of the author of but two lines to have three commentators ? For ourselves, we prefer the above couplet to all the pastorals that were ever penned—always excepting that splendid one whose first unequalled lines run thus— " How beautiful the country do appear At this time of the year." There is a polish—a compactness—a Doric breath of dialect about our youthful conveyancer's couplet— to say nothing of the fine moral sentiment conveyed in it—that shows us, of what poetry, in right hands, is capable. And yet this fine genius was flogged at the cart's tail I From the criticism on Mr. Ainswolth's " Crichton" we quote the following : " Thirty points of perfection each judge understands, The standard of feminine beauty demands. Three white :—and, without further prelude, we know That the skin, hands, and teeth, should be pearly as snow. Three black :—and our standard departure forbids From dark eyes, darksome tresses, and darkly-fringed lids. Three red :—and the lover of comeliness seeks For the hue of the rose in the lips, nails, and checks. Three long :—and of this you, no doubt, are aware P • Long the body should be, long the hands, long the hair. Three short :—and herein nicest beauty appears— Feet short as a fairy's, short teeth, and short ears. Three large ;—and remember, this rule, as to size, Embraces the shoulders, the forehead, the eyes. Three narrow :—a maxim to every man's taste— Circumference small in mouth, ancle, and waist. Three round :—and in this I see infinite charms— Rounded fulness apparent in leg, hip, and arms. Threefine :—and can aught the enchantment eclipse, Of fine tapering fingers, fine tresses, fine lips ? Three small :—and my thirty essentials are told— Small bead, nose, and bosom compact i n it s m ou ld. Now, the dame who comprises attractions like these, Will need not the cestus of Venus to please : While he who has met with an union so rare, Has had better luck than has fallen to my share." TAIT'S MAGAZINE. The straightforward, manly,eharacter of the princi ples and sentiments which distinguish this able and powerfully written Periodical is familiar to every reader. There is this advantage in noticing a Magazine which, having earned public approbation by its public ser vices, uniformly sustains its high reputation by unre laxing zeal and undiminished talents, that we are not compelled to review its contents in detail, or to pro nounce on each individual article our critical ca nons. When we say that as a whole the present Number is equal to any of its predecessors, we pro nounce a high panegyric upon it. The De cem b er Number is full of int eres t, an d fastidious or tasteless must that person be, who, in its varied pages, cannot find both amusement and instruction. There is a character of universality about it, which is as rare as it is excellent and desirable : it supplies reading for all. The political pioneer, entitled " State and Prospects of Public Affairs at the close of the Year," developes some rational views, and is marked less strongly by an advocacy of extreme measures and ultra opinions than some previous papers. There are three other political paper s, " The Progress of Political Corruption," The Economical and Social Progress of the Na tion," and " The Moder n Andrew Marvel," besides a continuation of the article on " The Effects of the Reduction of Duty on the Liberal Newspapers in aug menting their Circulation." The first is full of facts, and affords a repertory of valuable matters, to which reformers THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMEER 3, 1630. may resort with advantage to themselves and the coun try. The second in our order of mention is a well rea soned statistical article, characterised by considerable ability as well as hv much labour and thought. Be tween the Andrew Marvell and the Hon. Member for Hull, a similitude is noticed : " Andrew Marvell and Colonel Peyrronet Thompson, both natives of Hull, are each Members of Parliament sui generis. Marvell—a man of incorruptible integrity, a stanch lover of freedom, possessing a very superior under standing and an elegant fancy ; learned, witty, accomplished ; the bosom-friend an protege of Milton, and not unacceptable to Charles 11. and his gay courtiers —was, in his own age, the model of a popular representative. The new Member for Hull, after his own fashion, and accommodating his pace to the change of times, walks in the footsteps of Marvell, as his every-way-worthy successor.' Both recognise the prin ciple of representatives being bound to give a clear and frequent account of their stewardship. It is said that Mar vell wrote a report of the business done in the House to his constituents every night. Emulous, perhaps, of the fame of his illustrious prototype, and anxious to do his duty, and set a useful example to other Members of Parliament, Co lonel Thompson was no sooner elected Member for . Hull, than he entered into a close correspondence with his consti tuents." DUBLIN-THURSDAY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) " - Adhuc sub Judice lis est."—Hoa. Hogan, the tithe rebel, of the proceedings in whose case I sent you an account yesterday, is liberated from " durance vile," though judgment has not been yet pronounced by the Court in the specific motion made on his behalf. At the sitting of the Court of Exchequer this morning Messrs. O'Connell and Dickson appeared in their places. The former immediately rose and bid he would submit to the suggestion made by tint Court yesterday, that his client should be set at liberty without payment of costs on his consenting to have an "appearance" entered for him. " But," said the Learned Gentleman, " we consent to this order on the express condition of its not in any way preju dicing the motion in this cause made by me on Tuesday last. I intend praying the judgment of the Court on that motion." The Court replied that they certainly intended giving judgment as early as possible on the point, which they considered a most important one. The Court further explained, that in permitting the prisoner to have his li berty, they wished the public to understand that they acted on a principle totally unconnected with that of any other tithe case which had been of late before them ; and also independently of the arguments of Counsel on either side on this occasion. It was on their own interpretation of Sir E. Sugden's contempt. Act that the suggestion now as sented to had been made ; and Baron Foster seethed ex ceedingly anxious that the " public," by which he meant those who were not lawyers, should have no misunderstand ing on the subject. What the Learned Baron's views may be in wishing the " public" to be rightly informed on this day's proceedings is not easy to divine, unless it be to pro tect the Exchequer from the suspicion of being at all libe ralised by recent circumstances. It has been observed, that the suggestion now assented to, and acted upon, was first made by Baron O'Loghlen, and immediately adopted by the Court with unanimity. So far as public opinion is . concerned, there is a complete triumph on the Reformers' side by the prisoner's being discharged; but much discus sion exists among the profession as to the mode in which this has been effected, it being anticipated on all sides that the judgment of the Court must of necessity be to the effect that the Commission of Rebellion had issued irregularly. I have just seen a copy of the 18th order of the Court of Exchequer in this country, which states expressly that " Commissions of Rebellion and attachments to the Serjeant at Arms issue of course, the proclamation being first re turned and and the orders for the same duly taken out." The irregularity complained of in the rebellion cases is the want of returns by the Sheriff to the proclamation or any preceding process. And the Court cannot pronounce any judgment contrary to an order specifically made for its own regulation. The effect of this proceeding will go very far to annihilate the prospect of receiving any tithe money in future in Ireland, as the people will begin to think that the Courts of Law, as well as general justice, are adverse to their persecution for such matters. There is some indignation, and much ridicule excited in the news-rooms of this city to-day, by the appearance of very scurrilous, if not libellous, observations in two of your Conservative London Contemporaries, on the Irish Attor ney-General. The fact is, that the intrepid and indepen dent conduct of this respectable Protestant Reformer and sound Lawyer, has greatly alarmed the faction in this coun try. He is thoroughly acquainted with all their corrupt manoeuvres, from the tribunals of justice in the metropolis, to the jury jobbing in the most remote counties, and has always declared his abhorrence of the system. The cor ruptionists, therefore, dread the influence of his present situation on Lord Mulgrave's Government, and expect to be shaken in the enjoyment of even their vested wrongs. But how a London Newspaper can be so ignorant of men and things in this country, or so easily imposed upon as to publish libels on a respectable individual, whose strict at tention to the duties of his lucrative profession has hitherto not allowed his character to be exposed to the malignity of public pa r ti sans , i s a ma tt er o f won d er t o a ll who have any respect for the art of Printing. But the times in which we live, and the exasperation of disappointed politicians, may afford a clue to the motives of these attempted ca lumnies. IRELAND. • DUBLIN, DEC. 1. COURT or EXCHEQUER:..-WRITS OF REBELLION.--• From our report below it will be seen that in the all-impor tant case of Green v. Hogan, Mr. O'Connell, this day, consented to enter an appearance for the defendant, with out prejudice, however, to his right to call upon the Court upon a future occasion, to decide upon the whole motion. The" rebel," therefore, now stands discharged, and without payment of costs. Mr. O'Connell's consent to the terms proposed by the Court was not, we believe, very generally expected. As the Judges stood self-convicted of having given judgment in all the late tithe cases contrary to law, man.y persons will probably incline to the opinion, that Mr. O'Connell concedes more than he ought to have done, by assenting to the suggestion of the Court, that he ought ra ther to have insisted on a distinct reversal of the decree. We shall not, however, discuss this question, but content ourselves with laying before our readers a short report of the proceedings in the case, and one or two accompany ing remarks, which we extract from the Dublin Evening Post of this afternoon :—" The argument made by Mr. O'Connell, i n th e C our t o f Exche quer, on Tuesday, has made so thorough and complete, a revolution in the process of that Court, that we doubt ex ceedingly whether even Rebellion Smith will advise proceed ings under tb'e new principle. Be this as it may, it is cer tain that, through all the realms of Orange-land, there is wailing and gnashing of teeth. Some of them appear to make light of the matter, and regard it as a mere correction of the process in the writ. To a certain extent this is true ; but it will render the issuing of writs of rebellion a much more difficult job ; and the effect of the judgment will be, we haVe no doubt, the liberation of others, as well as Hogan, from.gaol, and the enforcement on the parsons to commence most of their processes de novo." REV. BARTHOLOMEW GREEN V. MICHAEL HOGAN. Yesterday the Chief Baron called upon Mr. Smith, K.C., as Counsel for the plaintiff, to know if he had considered the view taken of this case, which was before the Court on the preceding day. Mr. Sergeant Jackson said that he and Mr. Smith had discussed the matter between them; and it certainly ap peared to them that the Act of Parliament was exceedingly embarrassing and confused, as it departed from the English Act. The Learned Gentleman proceeded at considerable length, after which a consultation that lasted for some time took place between the Barons. Baron Pennefather said, at present the opinion of the Court is, that the time has gone by for entering an appear ance by the plaintiff. Thirty-five or thirty-six days have been suffered to elapse, even before the 3d of November, when Serg,eant Jackson applied for liberty to file his no tice, and, therefore, the defendant must be discharged. It appeared to the Court, on the ground on which Mr. O'Connell had urged his motion, that the defendant ought to be discharged on entering an appearance. It was finally arranged that Mr. O'Connell should give an answer as to entering an appearance for his client on the following day. Accordingly this day Mr. O'Connell at the sitting of the Court, informed their Lordships that he complied with their suggestion to discharge the defend ant upon entering an appearance to abide; th decision, re serving to himself the right of pressing the Court upon a future occasion to decide upon the whole motion. The Court observed, that they were anxious to decide the case, as it was one of great interest and importance ; and wished it to be distinctly understood, that they dis charged the defendant (without costs) solely under the contempt act, and without reference to the decision in Knox v. Gavin. " Therels;however, another mode in the course of adop tion, which will effectually bring the campaign to a prema ture close or, at least, t o a s t o p, b e f ore th e next l ong vaca tion. This is by the easy process of filing answers to the bills. The parsons have put from twenty to fifty parties in their bills —with a view of ruining the litigants, if not of en riching the attorneys. Every man attached, therefore, should file an answer. This has been done to a great ex tent in the county of Limerick, and, we learn by the fol lowing paragraph, that it has been attended withtthe most complete success : Term is now over, and we have received intelligence from our Dublin correspondent that, although hundreds of bills were filed against tithe defaulters in other counties in Ireland, not a single one has been filed by the clergy of the county of Limerick since the publication of our advice to them on the subject:—Limerick Star. They were about adopting a similar course in the county of Kilkenny, and—there is no doubt at all—of this we can assure the Church Militant—that every county in Ireland will adopt the practice. " This is a course that should never be adopted. Most of the recent writs of rebellion have been founded on this rule, and although we may say they have now been set aside as improperly issued, for the purpose of taking a defendant into custody, the Court have not yet decided that decrees on sequestrations, founded upOn this rule, arc bad." CITY OF DUBLIN ItEmsTßY.—Saturday—Destructives, 8 ; Liberals, 2. Monday—Destructives, 13 ; Liberals, 5. The Orangemen registered 12 of their " Freemen" on those two days. Tuesday—Destructives, 11 ; Liberals, 8. Yes terday—Destructives, 6 ; Liberals, 5. Mr. Tatterton, one of the managers of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank, complains bitterly of the conduct pursued towards him by the manager of the Provincial Bank in Limerick. He promises to demonstrate to the country, that the Provincial Bank has neither performed its duties nor fulfilled its promises to the Irish people ; while it has been enabled, by the Irish people, to amass vast wealth for a few monetary speculators in London.—Water ford Chronicle. THE PACKETS.—As usual, the London Mail of Monday did not arrive till late yesterday evening. It was due at ten o'clock, only got to Waterford at half-past six, thus taking more than eight hours beyond the time when the public had a right to expect their letters. We shall con tinue, without intermission, to expose and denounce the shameful abuse of power manifested by the Post-office, and we call on the people of Waterford to second our efforts, by memorialising the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A letter from Mr. Barron, M.P., has just come to hand, and we have only to add, in - publishing it, that if he succeeds in his efforts to have justice done to this city and the south of Ireland, he will have conferred one of the most practical benefits obtained by any representative during these many years fbr their constituents and the public. The citizens must not lose a minute in following up his puggestion.— WateVord Chronicle. PORTSEA-FRIDAY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wind from West, blowing a gale, with rain, and every appearance of a bad night. Luckily the collier that was on shore on Southsea Beach, got off, and is safe in harbour. A Swedish brig, dismasted and water-logged, was picked up by one of our pilot-boats, and brought safe into harbour this day ; the captain and crew are safe. His Majesty's fri g ate Conway, Captain Drinkwater, which had sailed from Spit head for the East Indies, previous to the gale commencing, had reached Torbay, and made good weather of it. His Majesty's brig Fair Rosamond, Lieutenant and Commander Rose, which sailed from Plymouth on Saturday last for the East Indies, had not reached any anchorage up to this day at noon. Ships at Spitbead—lnconstant frigate, Captain D. Pring, and Barossa transport. Lieutenant Wm. Arlett is appointed to command the Confiance steamer, and Lieutenant John W. Waugh to command the Blazer steamer, both at Woolwich. HAMBLEDON, NEAR HORNDEAN, HANTS.—The late dreadful hurricane has been seriously felt here. A beautiful plantation of Scotch firs, planted in 1812 by John Gold smith, Esq., and which had become the ornament of his estate of West End, has been cut to pieces. Several hun dreds of the trees have fallen exactly as children throw down a pack of cards. Several venerable elms, more than a cen tury old, which were the pride of the village, have been levelled with ground, and their roots, with earth and turf, reach high in the air. A lar g e barn, on Farmer Foster's farm, was blown to pieces, and a large crop of oats, which had been carefully housed, was, in a few minutes, scattered by the winds, and entirely lost to this industrious yeoman. COMMON-COUN CILMEN of St. BRIDE. At a precinct meeting held yesterday in the vestry-room of the parish of St. Bride, Fleet-street, Mr. Jenks in the chair, Messrs. Tickner, Obbard, and Burn were proposed as fit and proper persons to be recommended to the ward mote, to be re-elected as Common Councilmen for the precinct. _ _ _ - At this meeting the ward Tories mustered their forces, and commenced business at the precise minute for which the meet ing was called, instead of giving the ten minutes, which had hitherto been the custom. Upon the names of the above mentioned three gentlemen being proposed, Mr. LOWE, of Fleet-street, rose to move that the name of Mr. Williams, of Ludgate-hill, be inserted, instead of one of those gentlemen who had served so long. In the course of a very ingenious and sarcastic speech, he said the meeting must be aware that they were imposing a heavy and weari some duty upon their Common Couacilmen; that these gen tlemen had often spoken of the laboriousness of the perform ance of the duties of the office, and, therefore they ought, in his opinion, to be relieved from such weighty service. Mr. SWAIN, of Fleet-street, seconded the nomination of Mr. Williams, and, after a few words from Mr. Wood, in support of the motion, the meeting divided, when the numbers were—For the original motion, 16 ; for the amendment, 18 ; thus giving a majority in favour of the Reforming candidate. It is evident, from the list of the votes given by the three members for this precinct, that it, was high time a little fresh blood was infused into the Court of Common Council. These three gentlemen have invariably, when present, voted in favour of every measure which sanctioned the squander inn- of the money of their constituents. We are glad to find that there is another gentleman, an unflinching Re former, about to start for the precinct of St. Bride's, who is likely to give the corruptionists a hard run. We hope that in the parish of St. Dunstan's in the West there may also be a change of members. It is high time. • We are sorry to state that a crinr. con. affair at So ham, is likely to engage the attention of the eentlemen of the long robe at our next assizes.—Cantbridge Independent. An extraordinary inundation of the river Severn, on Tuesday, spread over several streets in this town which are contiguous to its margin.—S'rewsbury Chronicle. IPSWICH.—On Thursday our worthy representa tives, Messrs. Morrison and Wason, pursuant to notice by hand-bill, met a large body of their constituents at the Shire Hall. This was a wise step on their part, and we have to congratulate the electors and the honourable gen tlemen upon the mutual good understanding which now exists' between them. The explanations which Mr. Morrison gave of his Parliamentary conduct, were perfectly satisfactory, and he must now be fully aware of the importance of af fording his constituents an opportunity of making known to him their sentiments on his Parliamentary conduct. We have also to congratulate the town at large on having for its representatives, not one, but two extreme Liberals in politics ; which, much as we know of Mr. Morrison, we were prepared to hear.—Suf olk Chronicle. We regret to hear that there was a fatal accident on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway on Monday last. The train which left Manchester at nine o'clock arrived at the Haymarket station Liverpool, just as another train was preparing to start ; and one of the porters, in attempting to detach the lamps from the arriving train in order that they might he affixed to the other train, got upon the step of a carriage whilst it was still moving, and, losing his footing, was thrown under the wheels, and died in a few minutes af terwards.—Manchester Guardian. FINE ARTS.—A correspondent suggests to artists who intend to favour the public with their performances at the next exhibition, that the interview of our brave country man, Flinter, with Gomez at Almaden, would afford a sub ject of peculiar interest for the skill of the painter. LONDON AND GREENWICH RA I LIVAY.—Mr. Walker waited yesterday on the Lord Mayor to consult his Lordship on the ceremony and day of the opening, when his Lordship fixed Tuesday, the 13th inst., at 12 o'clock ; we understand he will be attended by the Sheriffs in their state-carriages. KENSINGTON GARDENS.—The Commissioners of Woods and Forests are making alterations in Kensington gardens to a very great extent. The whole of the trees on the south side, extending from the gate at the top of Rot ten row to the western extremity of the gardens, are cut down, and are now lying prostrate across the walk which last summer was shaded with their foliage. This indiscri minate cutting away may eventually be productive of im provement, but it will be many years before what a certain translator of Virgil poetically called the " umbrageous shadow of a shade" can be expected to replace the sylvan twilight under which the inhabitants of the metropolis were delighted in hot weather to shelter themselves. The ensc re cidendum system has been carried to an extent almost beyond the bounds of good taste or correct judgment ; and as no pars sincera remains beyond a dirty gravel-walk and a mud-co loured wall, and as the growth of trees is a process of time, the present generation must be content to wander henceforth ex posed to the heat and sunshine of the season. In many parts of the gardens the trees are so thickly planted that a judicious thinning would be an improvement, but whether or not what has already been done be an improvement may very justly be doubted. A great portion of the trees (elms) which have been felled are so rotten that in a few years they would have fallen of themselves, but there arc many of them which appear both sound and healthy ; neverthe less, they are like the geese which got among the cranes, the victims of an unrelenting and undistinguishing sentence. The late gale of wind has coalesced with the commands of those persons upon whose ipsi dixerunt this slaughter has depended, and added upwards of 150 to the killed and wounded of the illustrious elders of the forest. The gar dens at this moment resemble very closely an American forest falling beneath the axes of a tribe of settlers, and the uncompromising zeal of the uncouth labourers in this unlimited destruction is visited by no compunctious feelings of early recollections or present enjoyment. The truly spring-like weather which for the last few days has succeeded the preceding cold , has caused the liliacs in many of the gardens near Paris to throw out their buds; and, should the mildness continue, we may expect to see the fruit trees do the same. Shortly after seven o'clock on Thursday night a fire occurred at New Cross, on the Deptford-road, which has completely destroyed th e h ouse an d stoc k of Mr. William Newry , boot T sh h o e em a a c k i j e o r in ; in a g ls i o io t u l s te o furniture Mrs. of Mrs. Elizabeth Tott, a lodger, carrying on business as a stavmaker and milliner. ad n Ann Hammond, th e post-office, is damaged in the roof. About seven o'clock on Thursday e vening . , a young woman attempted to drown herself by 'throwing herself off one of the coal-barges moored off the Savoy. She was seen by the coal porters in time to get her out alive, and she was removed as speedily as possible to the Savoy Palace public-house, where measures w ere immediately adopted to store her, and in the course of half an hour, by the perse vering efforts of Mr. Kenny, the surgeon, of 337, Stand, she was resuscitated and placed out of immediate danger. She stated that she had been married only two years, and that the continued brutal and almost murderous attack of her husband induced her to commit the act. BRIGHTON.-FRIDAY. His Majesty, not being free from gout, bag ilk -It been out to-day. The Queen has been labouring under a . slight cold for the last day or two, and the weather being very un settled, her Majesty has remained within the Pala& .0 . This morning the Queen sat to Sir Martin Arches Shea for her portrait. The calls at the Palace to-day include the Marebion css and the Ladies Cornwallis, Lord Bexley, Bishop of Quetwc, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lieutenant-General t:iir W. Keir Grant, Sir G. Shiffner, Earl of Westmoreland, &c.. Their Majesties entertained to dinner yesterday evening- Lord Palmerston, Colonel Sir James Reynett, Earl and Countess Errol, and the Spanish Ambassador. The Spanish Ambassador arrived yesterday evening, and immediately had an audience of the King. His Excellency was introduced by Lord Palmerston. The Hon. Miss Hope Johnstone has succeeded the Hon. Miss Mitchell as Maid of Honour to the Queen. Lord Palmerston quitted Brighton this morning. The- Commander-in-Chief took his departure yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans aro expected in Brighton next Monday. Lord and Lady Frederick Gordon and family will arrive this evening in Brunswick-terrace for the winter. Yesterday evening a grand ball and supper were given o by Lady Tierney on the Pavilion Parade. Sir Robert, Lady, and the Misses Fitzwygram, Lady and the Misses Fremantle, Vice Admiral Sir Edward and the Misses Codrington, Lady Manners Sutton, Hon. Mrs. Greviille, Lady 'Wilmot, Marchioness of Clanricarde, Earl and Countess of itosse and th e L a di es P arsons , Lady and Miss Palmer, &c. Dancing was continued with great spirit to a late hour to Kirchner's popular band. This evening the Earl and Countess of Rosse will givo a grand ball and supper. The Marchioness of C lanri carde's cards are out for a grand ball next Wednesday e vening. M rs . W a l po l e h as a l so i ssue d cards for a concert and quadrille party. Mr. Lawrence Peel entertained a select party to dinner yesterday evening, including, the venerable Earl of West moreland. THE PICKWICK CLUB. No. IX. The present Number of this work is quite equal to its predecessors. " Boz" evidently writes under a high sense of enjoyment, and this strong relish for his task it is that carries him through so triumphantly. He is one of the sincerest and most cordial humourists of the day, with abundance of merry malice in his composi tion, which none but dull, pompous common-place can take umbrage at. We like him all the better that he does not stick at a rank extravagance, provided it has fun to recommend it. A small wit would never have dared to have given utterance to these " rich and iare" tit-bits : " Mr. Winkle said nothing, but he fixed his eyes on Grummet, and bestowed a look upon him, which, if he had had any feeling, must have pierced his brain, and come out on the other side." " The outraged Mr. Grummer thrust the brass emblem of Royalty into Sam's neckcloth with one hand, and seized Sam's collar with the other, a compliment which Mr. Weller returned by knocking him down out of hand, having pre viously, with the utmost consideration, knocked down a chair man for him to lie upon." This Sam Weller, we should observe, is a trump. We prefer him even to one of Madame d'Arblay's cocknies. He has wit at will ; lies with a grace " beyond the reach of art ;" is blest with powers of invention sufficient to set up a dozen novelists for life; and moralizes with a solemn and sententious gravity worthy of " Augustus Tomlinson." Nor is the bland and philosophic Pickwick, who wears spectacles for the sole purpose, it should seem, of enabling him to see his way into a scrape, a less amusing character. Being a confirmed old bachelor, he is, of course, always delicately entangled, in some way or other, with women. His bearing on these occasions is irresistibly ludicrous. By the bye, who is the Illustrator of this work ? He has an admirable sense of humour, and paints " Boz's Pickwick" to the life. His sketch of an angular, half-dislocated little boy in this Number is irresistible. The brat looks the impersonation of a compound fracture. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. Pittman. This Number contains no fewer than four embellish- . ments—" Hold Hard"--" Sultan"—" The Pipe"— and " Pantomime." It is, besides, filled with a series of articles on sporting subjects, of more than ordinary merit. There is a profusion of verses, some of which are decidedly beautiful. Upon the whole, we con gratulate the editor and the subscribers upon the ap pearance of one of the best Numbers of this periodical that has appeared for several months. THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF NATURE. In page 17 of this grotesque production, which is intended to be seriously and profoundly metaphysical, we find the following assertion :—" Constitutional in flux with rationality is when goodness and wisdom cor respond with the metaphysical and physical recep tacles. Then the influx of hyperphysical good to metaphysical and physical good produces that degree of derivative goodness which, influencing the will, lays the basis of wisdom." The writer of this trash is asinine to a degree entitling him to bray in Brohdig nag. Edipus may solve his meaning—but we are Davus, and cannot. DUBLIN UIVITERSITY MAGAZINE. The " Gallery of Illustrious Irishmen" is a con spicuous feature in this Magazine, for the memoirs are always well written, and with a thorough love and knowledge of the subject. Lord Charlemont furnishes the materials for this month's biography. " Attrac tions of Ireland" is a delightful paper, and furnishes us with some passages from a poe►n entitled " Brazil" by a gentleman named Fullarton, which show great discriptive ability. On the whole the Number is one of average talent. SHIPPING.-(TMS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL. DEC. 2.—Wind S. W., strong.—Arrived, the Mar quis Lansdowne, —, from the South Seas ; Maunis, Pat.. terson, from Penang-, lost anchor and sails, having experienced bad weather ; and Lord William Bentinck, —, from Bombay —sailed the 16th July ; George, Moore, from Demerara ; Emerald, Grifford, from . Seville; and Venelia, Green, from Quebec. Came down from the river, and remain, the Mar-. garct, Canney, for Sydney ; St. Lawrence, Kuggah, for Constantinople ; Harriet, Foreman, for Jamaica ; Iberia, Popy, and Middleton, and sailed. Put back, the Sarah, Barry, for Canton ; and Herald, Robinson, for Belfast, and remain. PoaTsmovrn, DEC. 2.—Wind W. S. \V., strong.—Arrived, the Hawk, Johnson, fromLondonfor Muscat. The Mary, Parry, Tewkcsburg, from Hamburg toNewfoundland, and the Nicolas, Wilson, from Amsterdam to Surinam, arc discharging to repair. PLYMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind N. W.-2., S. W., strong. Sailed, the Emily, Kelly, for Liverpool and Calcutta; Eleanor, Hernaman, for St. Übe's and the Mediterranean ; and Tantivy, Barrett, for Penzance. Off port, the Clarinda, Arman, for Honduras ; and Venus, Burridge, for Cadiz. FALMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind N. W., moderate breezes.— Arrived the Ranger packet, from Lisbon—sailed the 27th ult. Sailed the Osprey, Payne, for Lisbon ; and Hope, Wyatt, for St. Michael's. DAItTMOUTII, DEC. 1.-Arrived the Aunt Eliza, Drayer, From Amsterdam, for New York. STANOATE CREEK, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Maria, Codings, Prom Denia. RAMSGATE, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Robert and William, Doig, from Oporto. POOLE, DEC. I.—Arrived the Emma, Zaller, from Quebec ; John and Thomas, Moore, from Newfoundland; and Debo rah, Stark, from ditto. Covas, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Petrus, Ulstom, from Sunds well, leaky, bound to Liverpool • Mexbro', Li v i ngs ton, from London, for Grenad a ; B ra id packet, from Hamburg, for Cape de Verds ; Redeschote, Reche, from Lubeck, for New York ; and Young William, Husschous, from Surinam. PENZANCE, DEC. I.—Arrived off port the Duke of Cam bridge, __, from Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, DEC. I.—Arrived the Liverpool, Barstow, from Charleston. Off port the Frances, —, from ditto ; and Robert, Kerr, from Quebec. BRISTOL, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Pearl, Fletcher, from St. John's ; and James and Ellen, Pallet, from Marseilles. CLYDE, Nov. 30 . —Arrived the Hanover, Paton, Demerara. TORBAY, DEC. I.—Arrived the Tacromento, Corded°, from Swansea to Erscira ; Rapid, Weir, from London, sails split, and cargo shifted, bound to Marseilles. Sailed his Ma jesty's ship Conway, and many of the wind-bound. YARMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Satisfaction, Laing, and Wellesley, Eden, from St. Petersburgh. Conx, Nov. 30.—The James Lyon, Miller, boundito Mar seilles, has put back to this port with damage, having been run foul of. . _ .-...--- HULL, DEC. I.—Arrived the George, Douglas, from Lebau ; Anna Margaret Ockleman, Eckenfort, from Gute ; Hoffning, Eggers, from Newstadt ; Rhine, Thompson, from St. Petersburgh; Cato, Brown, and Ganct, Wildridge, from Riga ; William, Gabutt, from Wyburg ; Twist, Emery, from Memel ; Abeona, Rounding, ;min Hamburg ; and Anna, Hots, from Bon sill. HUMBER, Nov. 30.—Arrived Simeon, R oper, f rom Pill au . ALDBOROUGH, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Leda, Lyall, and Hin dostan, Lamb, from Petersburgh ; and Aldborough, Storey, from Rotterdam. The Laura, Berg, from. Dantzic to Jersey, was totally lost on the coast of Friesland 7th ult.—only one man saved. The Mary Ann Bertha, Pcper, from Hull to Memel, was on shore near Copenhagen 26th ult. The Percival, Forrest, from Riga to London, was on shore at Elsinore 26th ult. The York Packet, Bowser, from - to Sunderland, struck near the pier 27th ult., and sunk. The Aurora, Kraft, from St. Übe's, put into Lisbon leaky, and must discharge, bound to Pergen. COURT CIRCULAR. The Earl of Ilchester left town yesterday, on a vi s it to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Cl aremon t. The remains of the Hon. Mr. Lamb, only son o f Vis count Melbourne, were removed yesterday morning from the residence of the Noble Viscount in South -street, for interment at Hatfield, Herts. Viscount Palmerston came to town yesterday, from Brighton. Lord Glovelg visited the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. Despatches from Sir Wilmot Horton, Governor of Cey lon, and from the Governor of New South Wales, were re ceived yesterday, at the Colonial Office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. The Lords present were, Lord Brougham, the Vice- Chancellor, Sir James Park, Sir J. Bernard Bosanquct, Sir Alexander Johnston, and Sir E. East. Sir William Follett was heard on the petition on Mac intosh's patent, the consideration of which was postponed. " M‘Turk v. Douglas," Demerara, was spoken to ; Messrs. Burge and Spence appearing for the respective parties. " James Young and others, assignees of Palmer and Co. v. the Bank of Bengal" (from Bengal). Sir NV. Fol lett, followed by Mr. Deacon, was heard for the appellants. The Attorney-General and Mr. Maule, K.C., were heard for the respondents, and Sir AV. Follett replied.-- The Court then adjourned. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord George Lennox, in Wilton-ereseent, from Boulogne; the Hon. Sir Wm. Lumley, Bart., in Grosvenor-square, from a tour; Lord Fitzroy Somerset, in Stanhope-street, from Dover ; Sir John Mill, Bart., at the Pultney Hotel, Albe marle-street, from a tour; Henry Bentinck, Esq., at ditto, from Scotland ; B. F. Shaw, Esq., at Steven's Hotel, Clif ford-street, from Yorkshire ; Major and Mrs. Elliot, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Scotland ; the Hon. Lindsey Burrell, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, front Dibden Hall, Essex ; Robert Blanc, Esq , at ditto, front Berks • Foley Wilmot, Esq., at ditto, from Switzerland ; Mr. and Miss Moore, at ditto, from Wales; Casimir de Rham, Esq., at ditto, from the North ; Lady Norcott, Miss Norcott, and Henry Norcott, Esq., from a tour on the Continent; John Ayshford Wise, Esq., frem a tour in Germany ' - Lady Haw kins Whitshed, and Miss H. Whitshed, at Ncrot's Hotel, Clifford and Cork-streets, from Holbrook. DEPARTURES. . . _ The Duke of Sutherland, for his seat, Sittiugham, York- , shire; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, Bart., at his seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire ; George La Touche, Esq., from the British Hotel, Jermyn street, for Devonshire ; Col. Doyle, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Brighton; Edward Parrott, Esq., from ditto, for ditto ; J. W. Patten, Esq., from ditto, on a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Otway Cave, from Ellis's Hotel, St. James's street, for Stanford Hall, Lutherworth ; Wm. Hervey, Esq., from ditto, for his seat, Acton; Capt. and Mrs. Green, from Raggett's Hotel„ Dover-street, for Bath ; the Misses Pem berton, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford and Cork-streets, for Newton Hall. Prince Esterhazy'sdinner party on Thursday evening, at Chandos House, was given to the Duke de Palmella and Baron Renduff, Baron Maltitz, Count Seckendorff, Baron de Cetto, and Prince Nicholas Esteri2azy. The Dowager Lady de Clifford entertainea at dinner, at her villa at Richmond, Lord and Lady C o wley, Mr. and Mrs. Estcourt, Miss Byn e , ,, , &c. The Earl and Countess of Albemarle are entertal nin g a family circle at Quiddenham Hall, near West Harliog, Norfolk. The Noble Earl's eldest son, Viscount Bury and his lady, chiefly reside at Boulogne-sur-Mer. General Sir William Anson, Bart., is entertaining a party with the sports of the field, Grundisburgh Hall, Suffolk. . _ _ The Earl of Minto, accompanied by Mr. Secretary Wood, arrived at the Admiralty yesterday, from a visit of inspection to Chatham and Woolwich. Lord and Lady Heytesbury, and the Hon. Miss A'Court, have arrived at Heytesbury House, Wilts, from a tour. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch have returned to Bowshill Lodge, from the palace at Dalkeith. His Grace and party have closed a very successful deer and grouse shooting season at Blair Athol , in Perthshire. Sir Stratf or d and Lady Canning have arrived in. Grosvenor-square from a tour in the north. Sir John Dean. Paul, Bart., and family, have re., turned to town for a short time, previously to the assem bling of their Christmas party at Redborough, Gloucester shire. Sir J. D. Paul has been united this year to Mrs. Berkeley Napier, of Pennant House, Somersetshire, a lady of considerable property. Earl and Countess of Jersey left Middleton Park , near Bicester, yesterday, on a visit to Sir Robert and Lady Peel, at their new mansion at Drayton Manor, where a select party are assembled. Lord and Lady Beresford have taken West Dean House, near Chichester, for three months. Mr. Henry Baring has taken Cromer Hall, in Nor folk, the ancient scat of the Wyndhams. Captain R. H. Stanhope, R.N., cousin of the Earl of Harrington, and brother to Lady Southampton, has been appointed Inspector of the Constabulary force in the county Leitrim, Ireland. Captain and Thomas Stanhope are at present on a visit to Lord Harrington's sister, the Duchess of Leinster, at Carton House, county Kildare. In consequence of Mr. Sergeant Arabia having announced himself to be " at the point of death," an active canvas is expected to take place for the many offices held by that Learned Gentleman. A tradesman at Brighton has found it necessary to advertise that he is neither in prison nor dead. Lord Lyndhurst was seen w alking up the Rue de la Paix, at Paris, on 'Wednesday afternoon last, though it has been asserted that he had returned to London. The Court of Prussia has gone into mourning for three weeks for his Majesty King Charles X. The Duchess of Atholl and the Hon. Miss Murray have arrived at Leamington, and are staying for the present at the Regent Hotel. Lady Co r b e tt an d family have left for Acton Reynald. Sir R. Hill, M.P., has arrived front his seat at Hawston, nea r Sh rews b ury . Sir Hussey and Lady after a b r i e f so j ourn , h ave l e ft for Ireland. The Marchioness Vivian,Ma r cliioness of Queensbury has left the Clarence Villa. Sir Francis Goodricke and Mr. M. Stanley have left here for Melton Mowbray. We have authority to state that the Madame Mit ford whose case of ill-usage of a poor girl was brought before the police-office at Marlborough-street last week, and who so improperly made use of the Queen's name, is not in any connected with her Majesty's establishment. CAMBRIDGE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—We bail the commencement of the fifth season of the Philhar monic Society, which took place on Tuesday last, with feel ings of high gratification, and a confident. anticipation that it will obtain a standard in the musical world we have hitherto scarcely deemed it capable of. The concert was given under auspices the most favourable. Whether we look to the able direction of Monsieur Venua, the leader; Mr. Tapficld, the conductor ; the selection of the instru mental and vocal music, or the eminent talent engaged, we cannot but be liberal in our commendations. Miss Fanny Wyndham, R.A.M., and Mr. Purday, of London, rendered their powerful aid, in addition to the usual vocalists of the Soeiety. The band executed both the overtures and ac companiments in a style that would have done credit to a London orchestrate Cambridge Chronicle.